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three-time Academy Award winner, Spielberg (“Schindler’s List,”
“Saving Private Ryan”) is directing “Ready Player One,” based
on Ernest Cline’s bestseller of the same name, which has become a
worldwide phenomenon. The film is being produced by Spielberg; Donald
De Line, under his De Line Pictures banner; Dan Farah; and
Spielberg’s longtime colleague Kristie Macosko Krieger; with Daniel
Lupi and Bruce Berman serving as executive producers. De Line and
Farah originally brought the project to Warner Bros.

Ready
Player One” marks a return to Warner Bros. for Spielberg, who
previously directed the studio’s “Empire of the Sun,” “The
Color Purple” and “A.I. Artificial Intelligence,” in addition
to producing the hits “Gremlins” and “The Goonies.”

In
making the announcement, Fellman stated, “Any film from Steven
Spielberg is an event film, so it felt right to date this thrilling
new project from one of our greatest filmmakers for the holiday
season.”

Sue
Kroll added, “From the success of the book, ‘Ready Player One’
already has a devoted following, and we’re excited for its fans and
moviegoers everywhere to see this fantastically innovative story come
to life. We know it couldn’t be in better hands, and look forward
to working with Steven and the producers to bring it to the big
screen.”

Kwan
Vandenberg said, “There are few directors with the global stature
of Steven Spielberg, so we are thrilled to be delivering his latest
adventure to audiences worldwide.”

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presentation of Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures and
DreamWorks Pictures, “Ready Player One” will be distributed by
Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and in
select territories by Village Roadshow Pictures.

Set
for release across the Philippines on December 13, 2017, “Ready
Player One” is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros.
Entertainment Company.